Americana Fiberworks
Visual Artist
2021 Art Meets Activism Grant | (Louisville): $8,000 to encourage immigrant and refugee women to invest in their creativity through fiber arts while developing their own artistic styles and independence in their craft. The program also provides the opportunity for women to gain economic empowerment in their households while improving their sewing, knitting, and embroidery.
Previous Grants
2020 Art Meets Activism Grant | (as American Community Center): $4,375 to support refugee and immigrant women in the fiber arts who provide seasonal items to local markets. Participants help one another build confidence, skills, and resources to identify and pursue goals for themselves and their families as they integrate to their new home in Louisville.